Bird-scaring device.



A. PASS. BIRD SGARING DEVIGE.

APPLIOATIOII FILED MAY 27, 1912.

Patented July- 1, 1913.

ARTHUR PASS, or Lnrcfiwonrn, ENGLAND.

BIBD-SCABING DEVICE.

To all whom it mag concern: Be it known that I, ARTHUR PASS, a sub- ]ect of His Majesty the King of Great Britain, residing at Leys avenue, Letchworth, in the county of Hertford, England, pleture-framer, have invented a certain new and useful Bird-Scaring Device; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a cheap, simple and efllective device for scaring birds from strawberry and seed beds and the like.

According to my invention, the device consists of a light wire rod adapted to be vertically supported, as by inserting its lower end into a peg which may be thrust into the ground, while its upper end has secured to it a strip or strips of calico, paper or the like. The lower portion of-this rod is twisted into helical or spiral form and a spring rod orstandard of great flexibility is thus provided which will be kept in a state of constant vibration by the lightest draft of air.

In the annexed drawings Figure 1 illustrates a bird soaring device according to my invention, and Fig. 2 shows a slightly modified form. I v

a is the straight portion of the light wire Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 27, 1912. Serial No. 700,137.

Patented July 1, 1913.

rod having at its upper end a loop I) to which a strip or strips 0 of calico, paper or the like is secured. J

12 is the helical or spiral portion of the rod whose lower end is (in Fig. 1) inserted in the wooden peg e adapted to be thrust into the ground. Or this peg might be dis- -pensed with and the lower straight end of the rod extended and thrust directly into the ground or elsewhere. The straight portion a of the rod may be of any convenient length, say 30 inches or so. In Fig. 2 the lower portion of the rod a is formed into a close helix or spiral d secured to the peg e by winding a portion of it around the end ARTHUR PASS. Witne$es: EDITH MAY TURNER, ERNEST CHARLES Porn. 

